NOTICE OF RACE

REGATTA JABUKA 2012

Vodice, 15. -1 7. November 2012

ORGANIZING AUTHORITY

The â€žRegatta Jabuka 2012â€ś is organized by the Sailing Club Tijat â€“ Vodice, under competence of the Croatian Sailing Federation and the overall authority of the International Sailing Federation (ISAF).

RULES

The
regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules
of Sailing.

The
following rules will also apply:

â€˘ ISAF
Offshore Special Regulations for Race. Category 3 Races

â€˘ IMS
International Measuring System

â€˘ IRC
classification system

â€˘ RP
51 movable ballast shall not apply.

â€˘ ORC
International rating system

â€˘ From
sunset to sunrise, the rules of avoiding collisions at sea apply,
which changes the rules of RRS Part 2

Sailing
Instruction.

â€˘ Notifications
of the race committee and organizer that will be posted at least 2
(two) hours before the start of the race.

If
there is a conflict between languages the Croatian text will take
precedence.

ELIGIBILITY:

The
right to participate(eligible):

Monohull
boats longer than 9.40 m (LOA) with valid sailing license.

Boats
with a valid ORC Club
or ORC International certificate for 2012.

Boats
with a valid IRC certificate for 2012.

Not
eligible:

Boats
with trapezes, sliding platforms that are not an integral part of the
hull construction.

Competitors
shall comply with ISAF Eligibility Code. Regatta
is open to all sailors, all crew members must be verified at their
national sailing authorities. Skipper must be verified at least two
years ago.

CLASSES

All
entrants will be divided
to groups by the LOA, for each full meter from 9.40 m and still one
group within the group OPEN.

If
there are less than three boats in a group, they will be attached to
a larger group.

ORC
cloatsub groups can be divided into groups depending on the number of
boats. Criteria for the classification of the group will be GPH.

IRC
class cruisers will sail in one group.

Boats
can
register and participate in all three groups (Open, ORC and IRC).

All
boats are competing for the fastest sailboat in real time prize.

Dividing
by groups cannot be grounds for redress.

MEASUREMENT
(LOA)

Length
(LOA) is measured between the two vertical lines passing through the
endpoints of hull construction, excluding the rudder, spi pole, bow
sprite, rails, platforms, and other supplies that come out of the
hull construction. Length over all is taken as criteria for
divisions.

The
owner or skipper sign for registered race length over all, in good
faith, respecting the rule 69 (RP).

REGISTRATION

Pre
entries form should be submitted to the organizer (with the copy of
certificate 2012 - for ORC club and IRC boats) by on-line entry form,
e-mail , fax, or personally delivered to the race office no later
than Wednesday 14.11.2012. to 18:00 h.

All
applications must be
personally certified by the skipper on the day of the race at the
race office, at Thursday 15.11.2012. to 17:00 h, upon payment of
registration fee.

Entry
fee is 130.00
Kuna per person and 200.00
Kuna
per boat for the OPEN division ( all boats ) - paid upon
registration at the race office.

Participation
in all divisions (ORC, IRC) will be charged additional 100
Kuna
for each class per boat.

The
RC controller must inspect the boat and sign a form before the
official registration.

RACE
COURSE â€žREGATTA
JABUKAâ€ś 2012

A:
Vodice - O.Komorica-O.Jabuka - O.Blitvenica - Vodice

B:
Vodice - O.Komorica-O.Jabuka-O.Mulo - Vodice

Each
CHECK point can be an auxiliary finish, depending on weather
conditions.

The
organizer keeps the right to change the course , that will be posted
in the sailing instructions.

SCHEDULE

Wednesday,
14th November

Arrival
and registration

Traditional
unofficial dinner on boat Desto (18:00 h)

Thursday,
the 15th November

Arrival
and registration

Control
of boats
and registration until 17:00 h

Start
the race from 20:00 h +24 h

Saturday,
17th
November

Time
limit for finishing
14:00 h

Price
giving and dinner with a special program at 18:00 h

ADVERTISING

ISAF
Advertising Code will apply. Competitors & boats advertising will
be without restriction. Event Advertising by the organizing authority
will be: Bow numbers with advertisement which have to be displayed as
forward as possible on the both sides of the first 20% of the hull.
The Organizing Authority may also require the installation, at no
cost to competitors, onboard video cameras, or global position
devices.

Storm
mainsail (unless the boat does not have a sufficient number of
the reefs min. 2 or roll mainsail) and storm jib if the boat does
not roll genoa.

Stable
VHF radio

VHF
mobile device (Motorola) shall have a masthead or stern antenna
cable, ready for immediate use (will be controlled)

Manual
bilge pump

Pyrotechnic
signals shall be provided conforming to SOLAS LSA Code Chapter III
Visual Signals and not older than the stamped expiry date (if any)
or if no expiry date stamped , not older than 4 years.

Lifejackets
for all crew members

Lifelines
required in Special Regulations shall be "taut" , Safety
Harness for
all crew members

Rigging
cutter (tool for quickly cutting cables)

Lifebuoy
with a self-igniting light with floating rope

Two
solid buckets

Navigation
lights (with batteries)

Two
waterproof hand-held flashlights with extra batteries

Fog
horn

Compass

2
anchors together with a suitable combination of chain and rope, all
ready for immediate use.

Taps
for Kingston (intake valves)

First-aid
kit

Navigation
Charts

Radar
reflector

Inboard
propulsion engine

Fuel
for engine (min. for 100 nautical miles)

Water
( drinking) for all crew members for 2 days

Navigation
lights

A
sufficient number of fire extinguishers (min2)

Note:
If you control sailboat RO finds some irregularities that may affect
the safety of navigation reserves the right to exclude boat from the
same race.

PRIZES

Trophies
will be awarded in each class to:

the
best three boats in real time and trophy â€žJabukaâ€ś

the
best three boats in
each group for Open class

the
best three boats in ORC club class

the
best three boats in IRC class

Organizer
may also give additional prizes.

DISCLAMER
OF LIABILITY

All
those taking part in the regatta do so at their own risk and
responsibility. The organizing authority, SC Tijat, CSF and any other
party involved in the organization of the â€ž REGATTA JABUKA 2012â€ś
disclaim any and all responsibility whatsoever for loss, damage,
injury or inconvenience that might occur to persons and materials,
both ashore and at sea as a consequence of participation in the
event. Each boat owner or his representative accepts these terms by
signing entry form. The attention of competitors is drawn to ISAF
Part 1 Fundamental Rule 4: A boat is solely responsible for deciding
whether or not to start or to continue racing.